 iowaherkeye (1845), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2005 Updated: Oct 20, 2006Rerate! Best before 23MAR07, 12oz. Pours a slightly hazy brownish orange with a one and a half finger, creamy light beige head. Aroma actually has a little unsweetened cocoa in it, as well as some figs and prunes, raisins. There is also a fair amount of Belgian yeastiness and candy sugar. Some ripe bananas too. Flavor is a little more tart than the aroma leads on--otherwise, the taste follows the aroma. Has a dusty dry finish. Medium bodied and moderate carbonation--a little sharper than what I wanted--and not quite as creamy as the Chimay red label. Nice lacing. Quite tasty.
Old rating follows.12oz. bottle, best before05May06. Aroma of bubblegum/bananas and yeast. pours a clear amber with mod sized, mostly diminishing head. For only 7% ABV, I get some alcohol, and tastes how it smells--also some earthy hay and some sweetness. Well balanced, leaning a little to the malty side. 6-3-7-3-15
barleyPops (1079), Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 3, 2005 I think this is my first rating of an abbey souble. aroma was of yeast and bubblegum. the pour was brown with a fluffy foamy tan head. taste is sugary sweet with some caramel in the background. a little too sweet and fizzy for me to drink this on a regular basis. thanks to heemer for the bottle.
ezra456 (39), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 18, 2005 poured out a beautiful amber color with a creamy tan head. aromas consisted of fruity malts and yeast, maybe some nutmeg in there too. very nice flavors: spice, yeast, and a little grass. medium body. overall, a great purchase for anyone that a enjoys a belgian style ale.
FlagstoneHill (211), Erie, Colorado, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 9, 2005 Bottle. . Malty, yeasty, licorice. . Chestnut color, hazy. Tan head. .
sweet and malty w/ spicy yeast flavor. Minor bubblegum after a burp. . chewy. Carbonated, long complex finish. .
Very tasty Belgian abbey beer. Malty with a great yeasty spiciness / complexity. Carbonation a bit high
zathrus13 (1296), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 9, 2005 Thanks to Johnny Flake for this one. Pours amber/brown, with an off-white head. Aromas are malt, yeast, spice, and bubblegum. Flavors are malt, spice, and yeast. starts a little sweet and ends dry. A nice beer.
tiggmtl (4310), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 7, 2005 Bubblegum esters dominate the sweet, rich, bready, malty aroma with some herbal notes also apparent. Clear, deep copper-brown with decent, fine bubbled, fizzy tan head that diminishes immediately to a partial cover and ring. Bubblegum esters are strong in the sweet malty flavour with some earthy, grassy notes and some banana also apparent. Medium-full body with pointy, fizzy carbonation that is somewhat distracting. Snifter. Cellar temperature. Bottle (BB 7-Jul-06, Liquor Mart, CO, Oct-05).
mreeves (257), Sammamish, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 6, 2005 Brownish color, lots of carbonation. Sweet flavor dominates. A nice, reasonably priced dubbel, but certainly not the best example of the style.
GeoDoc (34), San Antonio, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 4, 2005 Dark amber to brown in color with banana flavor. What Fat Tire aspires to be.
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